FOX and National Geographic, which co-produce “Cosmos”, say they are looking into the allegations which surfaced this week. Patheos published the claim from Bucknell University Professor Dr.Katelyn Allers that Tyson groped her in 2009.

She claims they met at the American Astronomical Society’s conference in Long Beach, CA, and that Tyson took an interest in her solar system tattoo … which starts on her arm and extends onto her back. She claims he grabbed her arm and followed the planets into her dress. She didn’t describe it as an assault, but more like “creepy behavior.”

One of Tyson’s former assistants, Ashley Watson, told Patheos she eventually quit because he made multiple sexual advances, and made misogynistic comments around the workplace.